During the 2014 campaign Texas Governor-Elect, Attorney General Greg Abbott said gave this as his current job’s description…
“I wake up. I sue Obama. I go home.”
Even as he prepares to assume the state’s highest office, Abbott still has time to file yet another frivolous lawsuit claiming that the President’s
Executive Action on Immigration is somehow in violation of the United States Constitution. Here’s more on the news from Michele Richinick of
MSNBC…
Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott and governor-elect of Texas said that his state’s immigration lawsuit against President Barack Obama is to prevent executive actions from causing “harm” to the U.S. Constitution.
Seventeen states, including Texas, filed a joint lawsuit against the White House on Wednesday for its executive actions. Abbott, who will replace current Gov. Rick Perry next month, is leading the legal action. He previously cited his beliefs that the country’s immigration system is “broken,” and that the Constitution says the immigration policy must be fixed by Congress, not by presidents.
“What we’re suing for is actually the greater harm, and that is harm to the Constitution by empowering the president of the United States to enact legislation on his own without going through Congress,” Abbott told NBC News’ Chuck Todd Sunday on “Meet the Press.” He continues to argue that the president’s actions will inspire a fresh wave of undocumented immigrants into the country.
The only problem with Abbott’s argument??
President Obama is not enacting any legislation of any kind. He has not halted deportations, or granted any form of citizenship to undocumented persons. The Executive Action has simply created a more logical way to deal with the reality of people that are already here.
Given his new job next month, perhaps the Governor Elect needs to brush up the skills of being an executive. Continuing to throw useless lawsuits at Obama does not instill confidence that Mr. Abbott is ready to assume the new job.
However, it could get him into hot water with a large part of his statewide constituency...
(Read more at texasleftist.com)